For more than a month now, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of two major cities to demand democratic reforms and been met by strong crackdowns by their government. But only one of those movements is getting vocal support from the U.S.
In Hong Kong, demonstrations shut down much of the territory, including the airport, for the 10th weekend in a row. What initially began as outrage over legislation that would allow extraditions from Hong Kong to mainland China have burned on -- even after authorities said they would not pursue the bill -- and protesters are now demanding that the bill be formally withdrawn, an investigation be launched into police brutality against demonstrators and they want broader democratic reforms.
Hundreds of people have been detained by law enforcement in Moscow each weekend. On Aug. 10, more than 350 people were arrested for participating in unsanctioned protests in Moscow and other cities, according to independent rights watchdog OVD-Info, which reported that more than 1,000 people were detained during Aug. 3 protests and approximately 1,400 people on July 27.
Hong Kong police clashed with protesters at a main train station as pro-democracy protests stretched into their 10th week with no sign of either side backing down. https://t.co/l0HUC65PoT pic.twitter.com/bk9kO3kNgX Asked about the protests and the alleged poisoning of Navalny, Pompeo said,"I don't have anything to add this morning. I think everyone understands the U.S. position, right? This goes for -- you asked about Hong Kong earlier, Russia, all these places -- we always support freedom of expression, freedom to practice one's religion, to live out one's conscience. We hope that for every citizen of the world.
On Monday, a spokesperson reinforced U.S. support for the demonstrations by adding,"[We] remain staunch in our support for freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly in Hong Kong," and urging,"Beijing to adhere to its commitments ... to allow Hong Kong to exercise a high degree of autonomy."
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